Sterling a little too high on Coke

Yankees fans are looking for a scapegoat. Joe Girardi? Brian Cashman? A-Rod? How about John Sterling?

Sterling has nothing to do with on-field performance (although he’d like to believe he does), but at least Yankee fans would have something to be happy about.

His latest annoyance came tonight during the second game of the Yankees-Rays doubleheader. He arbitrarily decided to give rookie Phil Coke, who pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings, the victory because starter Sidney Ponson “didn’t pitch the required five innings for a starter.”

Indeed, Ponson lasted only 4 1/3, but the Yankees didn’t have lead when he was knocked out! The winning pitcher is the reliever who was in the game when the Yankees took the lead. Damaso Marte got credit for it, but Sterling insisted throughout his postgame show that Coke picked up his first major-league vcitory.

I suppose this could be classified as nitpicking, but Sterling comes across as so arrogant, it’s easy to pounce on him. I’m told, though, that his on-air persona doesn’t necessarily match his off-air attitude. He’s even more arrogant away from the broadcast booth.

It’s time the team sent Sterling and his Yankee “companera,” Suzyn Waldman, to the waiver wire. Give Yankee fans something to cheer about.